In Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe Version 11, typing guru Mavis Beacon designs a tailor made lesson to help you improve your typing skills. Along the way, she keeps track of your progress by measuring accuracy, speed and number of errors. Mavis chimes in with encouragement and advice while you do your typing drills, and suggests games that focus on specific problem areas.
The program is fully customizable. You can turn off sound and change background music to suit your tastes, and choose what drills or games you want to play. The main menu screen mirrors an office. Click on the computer, and you'll reach the classroom. Drills and repetition are the focus here, to help you learn the keyboard.
Sometimes, the drills are interrupted with games. Each game focuses on a specific typing skill or skills, such as speed, accuracy or rhythm, and comes with a distinctive set of graphics. Games can also be played by themselves by clicking on the Game Room icon.
In the Creature Lab, speed and accuracy are the focus. You select DNA by typing the words under each strand, to make animals. In the Far Off Adventures game, keeping a rhythm is the most important skill. Practice typing numbers in the Check-Out Time game. In Road Race, you must type quickly to stay ahead of the other car. Bugs splatter your windshield if you make a mistake. Accuracy is the key in the Chameleon Picnic game. Type letter combinations, not words, to shoot the meteors in the game Space Junk. Be a speedy typist in the Shark Attack game, or the shark will eat you. Keep a penguin afloat on ice by typing words in the game Penguin Crossing.
The Media Center provides additional options to help you improve your typing. An Ergonomic Checklist helps you visualize your typing environment. Video clips stress the importance of a comfortable typing environment, and also demonstrate upper body tension-relieving exercises. Students can type lines from famous poetry, science essays, helpful resume hints, and other selections. A link to the Mavis Beacon Web site gives additional games and links to educational resources.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0772040799649
eBay Product ID (ePID)
170288180
Product Key Features
Genre
Educational
Video Game Series
Mavis Beacon Typing Series
Platform
PC
Game Name
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe Version 11
Additional Product Features
Release Year
2000
Number of Players
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Control Elements
Mouse, Keyboard
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